I got an e-mail last week from 30-Year Old Cardboard saying he had something for me, but he didn’t tell me what. Imagine my surprise when I opened the package and spied this…
Tracy Jones, the hard-nosed hustler who came up with the Reds in the 1980s and played for a number of teams during his career, before becoming a radio host on 700 WLW here in Cincinnati. He’s on the air every weekday from 3-6 pm with Eddie Fingers. He’s fun to listen to, he’s conservative on most issues, and he gives insights into the sport on a non-sports show.
Right below the Jones was a few 2008 Reds cards, 3 from Topps U&H and an Aaron Harang from Baseball Heroes. Had that been the entirety of the package, I would have been happy. I would have ended this post here. But that’s not all…
Not only did I get Tracy Jones, not only did I get some 2008 Reds that I didn’t have yet, I also got…
Chris “Spuds” Sabo, one of my absolute favorite players, one of the players I collect, autographed!!!
A spectacular gift, and much appreciated from 30-Year Old Cardboard!
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I’m glad that you liked the cards. I knew thet Sabo was going to be a ‘Hit’!!!! Enjoy.
Keep an eye on your mailbox over the next few days as well. My gift to you is not nearly as good as yours was to me, but hopefully you will get some enjoyment out of it.
Sabo Sabo Sabo…that is a fantastic looking card.
Side note — for some reason ‘88 Topps looks better to me scanned than it does in my hand!